Delores Dwinnell

Delores Dwinnell August 23, 1922 - November 1, 2008

Delores E. Dwinnell, age 86, of Faribault, MN, died Saturday, November 1, 2008 at the Arlington Good Samaritan Care Center in Arlington, MN. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the First English Lutheran Church in Faribault. Interment will be at the Owatonna Memorial Gardens in Owatonna, MN. Visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home in Faribault on Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and on Thursday for one hour prior to the services at the church. Delores Esther Bergmann, the daughter of William and Helena (Franke) Bergmann, was born on August 23, 1922 and raised in Hamburg, MN. She was married to Loren Dwinnell on March 23, 1946 in Dubuque, Iowa. They lived for many years in Owatonna, MN, for a short time in Janesville, MN, and Faribault. While in Owatonna she worked at the Owatonna Canning Co. Delores and Loren enjoyed their summers at LeMieux''s resort playing horseshoes and cards, and fishing. Loren preceded her in death on November 10, 2000. She is survived by three granddaughters, Liz Dwinnell of Northfield, Sam Dwinnell of Victor, Idaho, and Anna Dwinnell of Minneapolis; their mother and former daughter-in- law, Patty Huset of Faribault; two sisters, Faith Hoiseth (Dale) of Wayzata, MN, and Juliann Kahle of Oakcreek, WI; sister-in-law, Evelyn Bergmann of Apple Valley, MN; and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; son, Roscoe Dwinnell on August 24, 2007; six brothers, Claire, Raymond, Earl, Howard, William, and LeRoy Bergmann; and four sisters, Dora Herfert, Luella Adelmann, Helen Kramer, and Ramona Marsh.